The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-03
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JUNE s. 1887.

The Orange Belt Investment Company
will bring their road to Sanford, TO tne
nearest point practicable, for the sum OF
$1,000, and to any other point the citizens
desire for one-third the additional cost, II
any of course right-of-way ana terminal
facilities being granted in either instance.
Mayor Burbridge, of Jacksonville, has
issued a proclamation that all barber SHOPS
be closed on Sundays hereafter Some tlrne
ago the BARRIERS petitoned the City Council
to pass an ordinance to close the shops on
Sundays, and the petition was referred 70
the Mayor. Hereafter it will be necessary
to get shaved Saturday night
Although there is plenty of water in Live
Oak now, the ''City Dads have made
move to get a supply that will last longer
than the 7'wet spell" At their meeting, a
few days ago, they appropriated $500 to be
spent on the uncompleted arteslan well.
The well Is now 1904 feet deep, with about
$50 feet Of water, and they hope to get flow
by the time the above appropriation has
| been expended
There will be something over 300 acres
| planted in tobacco in Gadsden county.
Frank. e. Voght, of Voght g. Sons, whole
| sale tobacco dealers, of New York is plant
| ing eight or ten acres, and making friends
| with the farmers. He is a young man, and
very much liked by oil OF the citizens.
Messrs. Hughes 81 Co., whose tobacco was
| destroyed by fire some months since, will
start again soon, as they have bought car
| load OF tobacco for wrappers.
The mammoth beet given as the chief
prize at the razor back party at Barlow
last Friday night, had been on exhibition in
| the window of Look & SCOTS elegant new
| grocery. 1t was raised by Thomas j. Viii
liams on his place north of town. Mr. VIII
liams had several of these great beets The
| beetS are perfect in form. color, and flavor,
and solid through. The prize measured q
inches in circumference, and II inches in
length, and weighed 6 pounds.
The DeLand fire company received their
uniforms last week, and Capt. Dore is now
busy drilling the boys. The company pre-
sents a handsome military appearance, and,
although the uniform is not elaborate or ex-
pensive, it is quite neat and attractive. 1t
consists of a blue shirt with nickle buttons,
and ON the lapels of the shirt there is en-
broidered the number of the company. A
white belt and a dark blue cap with the
same number completes the outfit.
Saturday night the Marshal of North
Tampa, who is also Deputy Sheriff, arrested
negro for carrying concealed weapons.
He had the negro nearly to the county jail
when the negro knocked him down and
broke. The Marshal ordered him to halt,
but the negro only increased his speed,
when the Marshal fired three shots, one
taking effect in the left shoulder Of the
negro The Marshal, being out of his own
| town, was arrested and fined S25 aud costs
for shooting in the corporate limits Of
| Tampa.
Capt. R. J. Adams, of Palatka, offers to
be one of four to pay Prof. c. V. Waugh,
of Gainesville, $1,000 to teach at Palatka
one year high school Mr.. Waugh con-
sented to teach one year for this sum, in ex-
pectation of establishing permanent high
school there S. j Kennerly offers to give
| 500, Mai Conant offers to pay for his son
| 800, G. ellis offers 500, Mr. Echols offers
TO pay 800, and some others are waiting to
decide. Mr. and Mrs. Waugh have better
offers elsewhere but he likes Palatka and
| would expect to establish and maintain
there a high school of good reputation,
| equal to any of the ordinary colleges. This
is to make manifest that Palatka has some
good material to start and support q high
school and only needs organization under
good head.
Tuesday was gala day in st. Augustine
| for all lovers of horse racing, and a series of
| most exciting races took place ON the race
course, two miles west of town. An i'm
mense crowd assembled to witness the
events, and besides the large number of
horsemen who rode out to the track nearly
every vehicle in the city was engaged to
4 take people out. The principal race was
between Tom Falana's black horse and
Ernest OliveroS Prince for half a mile at
| $50 a side. Large sums of money were
wagered on the result, the odds being some
what in favor of Olivero's bay horse which
was a general favorite "Tony" Masters
rode the black horse and Young Usina rode
Prince. The bay kept the lead until the
quarters take was reached when it began to
weaken and was eventually beaten by a
| length. Several other races took place
which were quite interesting. About 81, 800
changed hands.
The mail route from Orlando to Oveido
had been discontinued, and also the post
| Office at Lake Irma, the postmaster there
property to the postmaster at Gabrielle
\ who would get his mail in the future from
Maitland This has caused some confusion
| ing only the two ends of the former route
from Orlando to Conway, and from Oveido
to Geneva. The route agents and the sew
4 eral postmasters have now received the pro-
per instructions and the mail matter is now
sent to Maitland in place of TO Lake Irma.
| The Gabrielle Office was only established
last September, but as the people of that
section are much given to reading and
writing it is developing handsome amount
| of business. The Lake Irma office had been
established some ten or twelve years, but
after long and hard struggle has sue
| cumbed TO its more vigorous rival, the
| amount of business being done too light to
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